Carrier for cut flowers and the like



SePt- 9, 1947` M. c. wHl'r'rlNGToN 2,427,246

'cgRRIER Fon CUT FLowEns AND THE LIKE Filed May 15, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l I nventor aua/#swg mey's sept. 9, 1947.

M. c. WHITTINGTQN CARRIER FOR GUT FLOWERS AND THE LIKE4 Filed` May 13, '194e 2 `sheds-skien# 2 Inventor Patented Sept. 9, 1,947

Application May 13, 1946, Serial No. 669,369

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in carrying devices and more particularly to an article of this character adapted for carrying cut flowers without danger of crushing or breaking the blooms or stems of the flowers.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a carrying device of this character embodying handle members for conveniently grasping and holding the carrier and which also functions as a supporting means for hanging the carrier between the growing benches or sorting and packing tables of greenhouses, flower shops and similar establishments to maintain the carrier in a convenient position while gathering the cut flowers from the growing benches and transporting them to the sorting benches or other work places about the greenhouse.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is eflicient and reliable in use, strong and durable, inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise we-ll adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is a perspective view.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 3 3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the handles.

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional View taken on aline 5--5 of Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawings in` detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of invention, the numeral 5 designates an elongated strip of canvas or other suitable cloth or flexible material having its side edges formed with hems 6 open at each end and adapted for receiving reinforcing bars l.

A wire handle designated generally at 8 is secured to each of the bars 1, the handle having its ends bent to form posts 9 suitably secured in the bars adjacent the ends thereof and eX- tending upwardly therefrom. The wire forming the handle 8 is bent outwardly and downwardly at the upper ends of the post 9 to form connectors I0 or the rail II formed at the intermediate portion of the wire and which extends in parallelism to the bars 1 slightly above the bars and outwardly at the sides thereof.

The central portion of the rail I I is supported by a wire post I2 extending upwardly from the bar 1 and having an outwardly and downwardly bent connector I3 formed with an eye I4 at its lower end embracing the rail I I.

The wire handle 8 is thus supported in a raised position outwardly at the side of the bar I by the posts 9 and I2 at the ends as well as the center of the handles.

With the handles 8 provided at the opposite side edges of the cloth or flexible body 5 a basketlike structure is thus formed which is open at each end and within which cut flowers may be placed so that the flowers may be conveniently transported from place to place without danger of crushing the blooms o-r stems of the flowers.

The handles 8 may also be used to support the carrier in a suspended position between a pair of benches I5 by placing the rails I I of each handle on top of the bench adjacent its edge in a manner as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, the handles thus functioning as hangers for supporting the body 5 of the carrier between the benches. When the carrier is supported in this manner the hands of a person are free to cut the flowers from the growing benches of a greenhouse, after which the flowers may be placed in the body 5 of the carrier.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is` to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A carrier comprising a sheet of eXible material, a, pair of rigid members positioned at the side edges of the sheet, and handles secured to said members and including posts rising from the members, rails positioned outwardly at the sides of theV members and parallel thereto, and

connectors between the posts and the rails and l extending outwardly and downwardly from the upper ends of the posts.

MONTEE C. WHITTINGTON.

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